A subdivision of the Germanic languages that includes High German, Low German, Yiddish, Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish, Frisian, and English. n. (Languages) a subbranch of the Germanic languages that consists of English, Frisian, Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans, Low German, German, Yiddish, and their associated dialects.
No symptoms are specific to psittacosis. Birds can show any of the following signs: lack of appetite, weight loss, depression, listlessness, difficulty breathing, watery green droppings, pink eyes, discharge from eyes or nares, or sudden death.
Bird Flu (Avian Flu) Overview. Bird flu (also termed avian influenza) is an illness that affects wild and domesticated birds that usually causes either little or no symptoms unless the bird population is susceptible, in which it may cause death in birds within about 48 hours.